Book review: #GIRLBOSS

Nasty Gal has been an inspiration for me for almost two years now and it was great to see Sophia come up with an autobiography for her fans [yours truly is one of them].

Sophia hides nothing in her book. This is one of those straight out of a mouth talk that will provide inspiration but without the expense of sounding sophisticated. Sophia takes pride in what she is and doesn’t shy away from exposing her strength as well as her weaknesses that have led to her success of today. She was able to take her business to $28 million in revenues before seeking outside investments.

I liked that she emphasized what worked for her and what didn’t. I was secretly hoping that there would be a trick that would teach me about why some businesses, as hers, succeed while others failed but once again, its no surprise that she gave it her all and learnt along the way – a true pattern of a recipe I see repeated over and over. She discusses her life throughout the book and how she used her weaknesses to her strength.

The book has no financial jargon, no business plans or investment tips. This is as plain as it gets – common sense approach to devoting yourself to the business. She is cognizant of the fact that she has many followers – some of them being young enough as her to follow her path. As a result, she made an effort to discuss her situation and then provide lesson she would want others to follow or not.